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| National Initiative for Multicultural Youth Broadcasters
Radioactive Forum 2009
The 2nd annual Radioactive: Multicultural Youth Broadcasters’ Forum was held on the the 4th and 5th of April in Perth.
The aim of the Radioactive forum was to provide an opportunity for young ethnic and multicultural broadcasters and potential broadcasters to meet and discuss issues around youth participation in ethnic and multicultural community broadcasting. I think it definitely has been achieved.
Since the inaugural forum in 2007, it continues to be a great mechanism to bring together representatives from youth-serving organisations and community radio stations, to increase the awareness and opportunities that multicultural community broadcasting can offer young people of diverse cultural backgrounds, as well as illustrating the link between community broadcasting and community development.
There were plenty of opportunities for multicultural youth broadcasters to build networks with fellow broadcasters, improve their skills and develop plans to better address the needs of youth.
We've managed to cover a number of areas relating to broadcasting, including digital technology, training information, skills-based workshops, presentations from industry professionals, community development, intergeneration communication and the opportunity to provide recommendations for improved youth policy.
Overall, it was great to catch up with the other multicultural youth broadcasters around Australia, particularly the state and territory youth reps of NEMBC. The keynote speakers were great, which included great personalities such as journalist Saeed Saeed, the young Dominique Pratt, comedien Mujahid Ahmed and SBS radio producer Peggy Giakoumelos, just to name a few.
I also enjoyed meeting many new faces and seeing the beautiful city of Perth for the first time as well.
I am sure the event will grow to be even bigger and better in the near future.
ADAM
Visit the NEMBC's offical website on www.nembc.org.au.
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Australia’s First Multicultural and Indigenous Youth
Media Conference
14th-15th August, Canberra
The National Ethnic and Multicultural Broadcasters’ Council (NEMBC) together with the Australian Indigenous Communications Association (AICA) and 1CMS Canberra’s Multicultural Community Radio are hosting the inaugural National Radioactive Multicultural and Indigenous Youth Media Conference in Canberra on 14th -15th August.
Radioactive is a two day conference to involve young people in community media and inform them about media career pathways. The conference will be an engaging, creative and effective way for voices of Indigenous and multicultural youth to be heard in the media and society.
Both AICA and the NEMBC represent a vast network of thousands of community broadcasters nation-wide, speaking hundreds of Indigenous and non-Indigenous languages. The themes of the 2010 Radioactive conference will be empowering young voices, language, intercultural dialogue, heritage and identity.
ACT Minister for Multicultural Affairs and Young People, Joy Burch will open the conference.
Presenters include:
Faustina ‘Fuzzy’ Agolley, Network Ten
National Indigenous Television
Paul Bongiorno, Ten News
Auskar Surbakti, SBS World News Australia
Kirstie Parker, Koori Mail
Gladys Namokoyi aka Kween G, SBS Radio
Saeed Saeed, Leader Newspapers
Jessica Smith, Youth of the Year, 2010 National NAIDOC Awards
Curious Works
New Australia Media
as well as representatives from community media outlets, relevant NGOs and government.
The conference will be held at the Theo Notaras Multicultural Centre, London Circuit, Civic, Canberra 9am-5:30pm August 14th and 15th.
For more information, or to organise an interview or photographs prior to the conference contact: NEMBC Youth Officer and Conference Organiser Rachael Bongiorno on (03) 9486 9549 or 0415 600 662; or AICA Membership Officer and Conference Organiser Gilmore Johnston on (02) 6262 8699.
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